James Lloyd | |
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| United States Senator fromMassachusetts | |
| In office June 9, 1808 – May 1, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | John Quincy Adams |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Gore |
| In office June 5, 1822 – May 23, 1826 | |
| Preceded by | Harrison Gray Otis |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Silsbee |
| Member of theMassachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1804-1812 | |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1800-1804 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1769 |
| Died | April 5, 1831(1831-04-05) (aged 61) |
| Party | Federalist |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Occupation | Merchant |
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James Lloyd (December 1769 – April 5, 1831) was a merchant, businessman andFederalist party politician fromMassachusetts during the early years of theUnited States. He twice served asUnited States Senator, notably succeedingJohn Quincy Adams after the latter lost the party vote due to his support of theEmbargo Act of 1807.
James Lloyd was born inBoston,Province of Massachusetts Bay, toJames Lloyd, a top medical doctor in Boston, and Sarah (Curwin) Lloyd. Lloyd was educated atBoston Latin School andHarvard College, where he received a BA in 1787 and an MA in 1790. He got a job as a merchant clerk, in which capacity he traveled toRussia in 1792.
Lloyd became a successful merchant, and was a close business associate ofFrancis Cabot Lowell. With Lowell, he was a major stakeholder the construction of Boston'sIndia Wharf andCentral Wharf, and was a major investor in theBoston Athenaeum. He served as the first president of theBoston Manufacturing Company, the first majortextile mill in the nation.
In 1800 Lloyd was elected to theMassachusetts House of Representatives, and in 1804 he won election to thestate senate. In 1808, he won election to theUnited States Senate. The election, made by the state legislature, took place at an unusually early date, as it was designed as a snub of the sitting Federalist Senator,John Quincy Adams, for his support of theEmbargo Act of 1807. Adams resigned his seat early, and Lloyd was appointed to fill the remainder of his term. He served until his resignation on May 1, 1813, due to poor health. On June 17, 1812, he voted againstdeclaring war on Britain. On February 28, 1812, Lloyd gave a speech in the Senate of the United States on the Bill "Concerning the Naval Establishment".
Upon the resignation of SenatorHarrison Gray Otis in 1822, he was again elected and reelected, serving until his resignation on May 23, 1826, again due to poor health. He was one of the last Federalist Party members to serve in the Senate.
Lloyd died inNew York City and is buried inKing's Chapel Burying Ground in Boston. He was elected a Fellow of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1811[1] and a member of theAmerican Antiquarian Society in 1820.[2]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 2) from Massachusetts 1822–1826 Served alongside:Elijah H. Mills | Succeeded by |
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